Same for Nebraska. We never talk about it. Early, strange cancers. Grandparents, cousins, children.

MNpaleofuture.bsky.socialApr 10, 2024 10:51pm

“If you did an aerial map of Iowa, we are — river to river and north to south — a bath of ag chemicals: herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, nitrates.”

What role does agriculture play in Iowa’s high cancer rates?

Iowa has the fastest-growing rate of new cancers in the nation and the second-highest cancer rate overall, behind Kentucky.

Out of curiosity I went and found this CDC map show age adjusted cancer mortality rates by state. www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressro...